House-hacking is a great way to start out and tee-up your next investment, whichever market you land on it'll be hard to go wrong if you're house-hacking. 

They have a participant loan option for up to $50k or 50% of the total plan assets whichever is lower. 

I have actually imposed my own rent control to my units if I feel that the tenants are good people and respectful.The San Diego rent control is 5%+CPI or 10% whichever is less.

Whichever makes more sense after running the numbers.

If you want to toss an idea out there it would be cool from whichever vantage point you think makes sense. 

I believe that Orange is also more centrally located and is a better location for most commuters.The best strategy might just be to look at both cities and buy in whichever city you find the best deal because over the long run they are likely to be fairly similar.

Most states with strong Contractor law only allow the Contr to collect $1000 or 10% - whichever is LESS...prior to commencing work.

You may get lucky, but if that is your business plan then you might as well buy a lottery ticket instead.I've come by all these lessons the hard way and have nothing to sell you either way ... good luck to you whichever path you choose.

This entity typically will be formed after your LOI is accepted, so you should submit the LOI on the letterhead of whichever entity you use to build your business with.2.  90 days. 

@Dave SaveriIf the total purchase price is $183K, most conventional lenders will only loan you up to 80% of the appraised value or purchase price (whichever is less).